I've said it before and I'll say it again - Democrats MUST make inroads towards winning back the south. Yeah yeah, Texas will never go blue for in a Presidential election, and certain congressional districts in the deep south will be red for eternity, but that doesn't mean we can just write off the entire region. We're talking about a part of the ( Read more... )

Go Mark!
Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner said in Iowa Thursday that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld should resign, joining some other Democrats eyeing the 2008 presidential nomination ( Read more... )

Sifting thru the Harry Potter porn and other nonsense in my Del.icio.us bookmarks:

++ NYT Magazine interviews Markos of Daily Kos, who talks about his book and why Democrats are still foundering.

++ Last week's NYT Magazine further pigeonholed Mark Warner as the fallback and the "anti-Hillary" candidate. Hmmmm. I'm still firmly supporting both ( Read more... )

++ I mean to post about this yesterday: Marion Barry, aka Mayor McCrackhead, has tested postive for cocaine again. YES, AGAIN OMG. We all remember the first time he got caught: ( Read more... )

The Environment: Well, at the UN climate change conference in Montreal, the U.S. are coming off as assholes, refusing to even agree to agree to more talks, (specifically for nations not signed on to Kyoto), because they might lead to limits on emissions. You know it's bad when Canada's calling you out. On the bright side, yesterday 26 Senators ( Read more... )

Mark Warner is already campaigning, or might as well be.
Warner's stump speech is well-honed for a national audience. He races through his bio: grew up middle class in Indiana, Illinois and Connecticut, was the first member of his family to graduate from college (George Washington University), attended Harvard Law School and helped start two ( Read more... )

More Virginia election results, discussion, and analysis. Because I'm in a "RECOGNIZE!" kinda mood.

++ Today's Washington Post: Kaine Wins, Continuation Of Centrist Path Prevails Over Kilgore
Virginians elected Democrat Timothy M. Kaine yesterday as the state's next governor, choosing him to continue the centrist legacy of popular Gov. Mark R. ( Read more... )

++ In Maryland, Douglas Duncan has officially declared his (Democratic) candidacy for governor. Meh. Obviously, I don't get a say because I don't live there, but my imaginary vote is for Baltimore mayor & Democratic superstar Martin O'Malley.

++ Speaking of Baltimore Democrats, looks like a former state senator has been accused of corruption & ( Read more... )

[Crossposted at Daily Kos]

Not terribly surprising, but still disappointing: Governor Warner to Forgo Senate Bid.
Virginia Gov. Mark R. Warner (D) plans to announce Tuesday that he will not challenge Sen. George Allen (R-Va.) next year, leaving the popular Democrat free to explore a presidential bid, several close associates said Monday ( Read more... )

Two questions:

1. How do all these bloggers get noticed by the MSM (mainstream media)? Everyday I see quotes from obscure, random blogs in the Washington Post Express, and I'm like, "Hey, I'm way more quotable than those bitches!" (I'm also more petty and vindictive, but that's another post ( Read more... )